Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Test results

Date: 24 Jan 2007
Time: 1100 hrs
Place: IOI Plaza

I had just crossed Middle Road to IOI Plaza when a middle aged balding man asked me in Mandarin, where is 30 Kelantan Road? He was showing me the address on a piece of paper that looked like it was some kind of test results slip for a medical checkup. I gave him the rough directions (he seemed to know the place as "dan shui jie" or ordinary water street?) and he went off.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Nobody loves you when you're down and out

Date: 23 Jan 2007
Time: 1123 hrs
Place: Lift lobby at home

(sorf) Two guys in the lift lobby just asked me which way is out.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Boo-jees

Date: 13 Jan 2007
Time: 1546 hrs
Place: corner of Bencoolen Street and Middle Road

(both) This tall Caucasian was gazing befuddledly at his map and he asked us where Queen Street was. We asked him where he wanted to go, and he said Bugis except he thought it was pronounced "Boo-jees". We pointed him the right way (towards the Library) and sent him on his way.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Sim Lim Forest

Date: 10 Jan 2007
Time: 1408 hrs
Place: SMU, outside School of Economics

(sorf) Two Asian guys (don't know where they are from because they have a funny accent) stopped me outside the School of Economics to ask where Sim Lim is. One dude was in a white shirt and black pants and the other dude was in a black shirt and blue pants. I sort of waved in the general direction of the electronics heaven and told them that it was quite far, about a ten to fifteen minute walk. And they thanked me and walked away in the direction of Hotel Rendezvous.